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Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said that if he had his way, he would promote rather than punish Augustine Kusi, the class six teacher of Assin Asamankese D/A Primary School in the Central Region, who was creative enough to have used stones to demonstrate how a computer mouse worked as he taught his pupils during an ICT class. ...

The government has announced its much touted Free Senior High School policy will be enjoyed by only students who pass their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Outlining the master plan for the flagship Free SHS policy expected to be rolled out September 2017, the Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh noted qualified students must also be placed under the current ...

The MP for Adansi Asokwa KT Hammond has described as “nonsense” claims that he benefited from the controversial AMERI power deal signed in 2015 between the erstwhile Mahama administration and a UAE power company. “I am saying this is nonsense. This is crap,” he stated in an interview with Starr News’s parliamentary correspondent Ibrahim Alhassan. Commentary in some circles, including ...

The demand for the resignation of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her deputies is gathering momentum. The latest to call for the removal of Mrs. Charlotte Osei is the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG). Mrs. Osei and two of her deputies; Georgina Opoku Amankwaa and Amadu Sulley have been embroiled in a public spat with each corner throwing ...

NDC Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs has cautioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to exercise discretion on the petition filed against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Charlotte Osei. Speaking on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’, Allotey Jacobs believed there may be some forces from the NPP government pushing for the removal of the EC Chairperson. To him, if the President doesn’t ...

Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, on Wednesday inaugurated the National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NACCA). The NCCA is one of the three bodies established under the Education Act 778 (2008), as part of efforts to ensuring greater efficiency and strategic management of education delivery in the country. It was set up to handle the process of determining the ...

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has jumped to the defence of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei; claiming she’s being made a “target of scrutiny”. Kweku Baako, commenting on the issue on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’, called for thorough investigations into the EC allegations but however would not fault Mrs. Charlotte Osei for responding to the allegations for the ...

One person has died in a galamsey pit collapse at Wassa Nananko in the Western Region. The pit reportedly caved in when three illegal miners were operating in it. One of the miners was trapped in the pit leading to his death. The two others sustained injuries. The two survivors sustained injuries. According Starr News’ Western regional correspondent, Emmanuel Ohene ...

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has rejected allegations that it is disqualifying female applicants with heavy bosoms and bottoms. According to the army, the documentation for body selection processes is not disclosed to the applicants and, so, wondered where such allegations were coming from. The army has been undertaking recruitment exercises for this year since last week. The process is ...

President  Akufo-Addo says the two major expectations of Ghanaians as far as his government is concerned is the elimination of corruption and the creation of jobs, particularly for the youth between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Speaking at a ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel to launch a book entitled “Making Africa Work”, a handbook for Economic success, ...